QB for No. 1 Dr. Phillips has fractured leg, father says

5:32 p.m. EST, September 8, 2012|By Brendan Sonnone, Orlando Sentinel

Dr. Phillips starting quarterback Alton Meeks fractured his right fibula in the third quarter of Friday night's 31-18 victory against Olympia and will have tests Monday to determine whether he sustained ligament damage, his father said Saturday.

Meeks, a Cincinnati commit, was in his first season as the QB for the Panthers, ranked first in the Sentinel Super 16 area rankings. .

"He has a crack on it, but how bad that is, I don't know," Sanford Meeks said. "Who knows, it could be a couple of weeks, but if there's ligament damage, it could be a while."

Stephen Maloney finished the game against the Titans at QB after Meeks was injured.

DP running back Eric Harrell also left in the third quarter because of a hyperextended elbow but is not expected to miss significant time, DP running backs coach Riki Smith said.

Those injuries were among several sustained by Central Florida football players Friday night.

West Orange running back Roderick Jernigan was carried off of the field on a stretcher in the first quarter against Freedom and taken to a hospital. The senior was diagnosed with a deep tissue bruise on his sternum but was discharged Friday night.

"When the [player] tackled me from behind, I landed on the ball, and the point of the ball hit me in the chest,'' Jernigan said. "I'm going to be fine. There's a little bit of pain now."

In the final minute of a 30-27 loss to Oviedo, Seminole wide receiver Deon Brown was carried off the field and taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Coach Robert Vite did not know specifics about his injury, other than he had lost some feeling on his left side. As of Saturday morning, sensation had returned to Brown's extremities, and tests were negative.

His release date from the hospital is unknown.

"He's such a tough kid," Vite said. "He's only 5-7, but he plays like he's 6-7.''